by Passages Malibu 5 Luxury Rehab Centers in Malibu, California An addict looking for a luxurious rehabilitation center to have a grip on his or her addiction is frankly, spoiled for choice. After looking at a couple of metrics, I came up with the following list of the top rehabilitation centers to choose fromRead More

by Passages Malibu An NJ.com reporter says big disasters are usually the fault of big governments and that the failure of the War on Drugs was predicted from the outset. Even conservative commentators recognized the dangers inherent in the all-out prohibition – after all, America already had one prohibition experience to look back on. SpotRead More

by Passages Malibu Drug addiction is a very complex disease caused by a person’s dependence on drugs. The person initially takes the drug voluntarily but after repeated use over a period of time, it becomes more an involuntary thing. The intake becomes compulsive and uncontrollable mainly because of the effect the drugs have onRead More

by Passages Malibu After spending a number of days in rehab, most people wonder where they would go. Do they go back to the same environment that encouraged them to use drugs or alcohol? The best place to go for someone who is trying to overcome addiction is a sober living home. This is aRead More

by Passages Malibu Heath Ledger. Elvis Presley. Chris Penn. Anna Nicole Smith. Prince. These are a handful of celebrities that have died from opiate overdoses. These were hugely successful, class-act names that fell prey to the world of prescription painkiller abuse, leading to their untimely deaths. Opiates are derived from the opium that naturallyRead More

by Passages Malibu Marijuana is the most widely-used drug within the United States. Recently, national debate has been sparked about legalizing Marijuana and hemp products. Similar to alcohol abuse, the legal standing of marijuana does not change the negative effects that it has on users. Many people feel that marijuana is so widely accepted thatRead More

by Passages Malibu The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) conducted a survey in 2009 and discovered that over 23 million people, starting from only 12 years old, needed professional help for substance abuse addiction. That is a staggering amount of people, especially with the problem already exciting for some children before theyRead More

by Passages Malibu Heroin is considered to be both the most addictive and deadly drug in use today. Sometimes called “the queen of all drugs” heroin sows harm and devastation everywhere it goes. A derivative of opium, many addicts first started abusing painkillers before moving into heroin. Heroin can be smoked or injected via needleRead More

by Passages Malibu Drug addiction is a serious issue, both for individuals and for society. While you might think drug abuse does not affect you directly, you may not realize the huge amount of resources that are poured into this global problem. Billions of dollars and thousands of hours are effectively wasted each year, withRead More

by Passages Malibu $600 billion dollars in damages, that include crimes, medical costs, and more, is the annual amount of money that stems from substance abuse in the United States alone. Let’s put that number into perspective. You could buy 31, 762 homes set at the median US price. You could buy 30,000 brand-new fullyRead More